The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-17
MEMPHIS DAILY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AUGUST r. 1873,

the TACT to be that In Natchtz, nearly
q hall century ago, there was q cotton
compress, a factory Tor the production
OF cotton goods, an oil mill, four
banks OF diecount, well equipped
railroad under construction and |
building for thirty miles, aad . ship. |
ping company organized for the pur-
pose OF making direct shipments from
the port Of Nstchez 10 all coastwile
and foreign ports. While these enter
prisee collapsed, possibly before the
recollection Of this generation, they
are being restored and improved
upon, and not only are factories and
other enterprises In a prosperous
working order in the city OF Natchez,
but they are in many places
in the State, and IL msy be
safely said that many OF them are
built and established with Southern
money; with money that has been
made by the Southern people. We
have during the past five years tho
Louisville, New Orleans snd Texas
railroad, running from Msmphis to
New Oflesne, entirely through our
State, and through one Of the most
fertile regions on the continent. We
have also the read running from jack
so1 to Yszoo City and ON to Green
wood and beyond, traversing splen-
did and fertile country. Then tho
road from Kosciusko TO the city Of
Aberdeen; then the road from Durant
to the City OF Lexington, and the road
from the city Of Meridian TO New
Orleans, known as the New Orleans
and Northeastern, which traverses as
foe a pine region as there Is in the
known world. A good portion OF the
NstchGz, Jackson and Columbus rail-
road has also been built during the
past five snd half years, and hos
opened Bllendid section OF country,
and there Is profpect Of its soon
Gulf and Ship Island railroad 10 near
ly completed from Ripley to Pontotoc,
distance Of perhaps City or sixty
mllee, while at the eou,hern terminus
on the sea coat a good
portion OF the road Ia
graded bstween Mississippi City aud
Hstiesburg, and iron is bsing laid on
the southern eEd Of the line. This
seanoyl 81 onr awn Tha Msmnh;s
selma and BrunavIck railroad and the
Kansas Civ add BIRMINGHAM. from
Memphis TO Birmingham, Ala, much
of II running through this State, is
about completed through this STATE.
So cur railroad facilities have increased
probably 100 per cent in the last q "a
YEAR. The establiehrnent Of com.
nresae, AT al frerent pnInta in our s.ata
h~ incr,a.ed ,he yalue nj oar cotton
and brouvbt buyers 10 our O An doors
The ea,y and rspid facility f,r trans.
norta,ion hsa insn0nrat.d a la,ve in
terent in truek iarosing. and vast ouan.
titles Of Vegetables and fraita a;e
ahmed dIreot 10 Oh ,caoo. Cinoianati
and yarions other nlaoeS In tae North
veat. oar neopia ara dIveraiiyins
crops more than bersto,ore and M
Great Master has smlled nnon ma thi,
year and abundant harTe,ls are en,ic
mated: and "a. on The whoIs. Missis
sinni In h,r noiitical n ,anciaI educa
,jnrai And indns.rial intsrsats Ia In ,
s'.ss haai,t , ana syc.IIant cond,tion
MI ,nun "a Tor ,hisI c,no,stnlst,
~. "pO"
'ou
NOW, ieiiow'c,txsns, want 70 say
WORD toncning the penitenuary ane
us conuoct IN silsslssippl; ana oelor'
sopmitlpg WnN nave 70 say, asser,
ana deiy CONTRADICTION, tnat the psnl
|. tentlary IN . hoanciM point OF viev
has suceeeoeu peter dnfing my 40
: lninieuauon tnnn Una. OF any otn"r %
/. tsoisnmeht IN mlle'sslppl' mean U
say thst more money naspeen reaD1s'
from tnat source curing my term 0
, once than oiany other Sovernor oe
lore me, Let u 90 nnderelooo ina
! tue management oil the Psnltentiar.
: e0nVicts mas oeen problem aoou
when mere are great dinerence
! among our people During the rsdica
regime u cost the IA, payers OF IN
= STATE very iargeiy, ano 1 WIZ ald al
.ne wren they were uDaoie 70 NEE
W luelt ouIusns were 80 netvy thal
: pernsps, nearly ~ per cent. oil incl
, lsnued lhteIesls we're iofie'ted 10 w
4 STATE i.r non palment ~ taxes, aud
Ns tnen oeheveu luAt u wa, lmPoi
\ tsnt 70 r9 themselves OF we burden
connecleu win Ins c1huno' o. IN
psnitenusry' Finally, the Leaiilatu,
!, oil tue STATE gave the late T.; hchsfd
son Flo,VVO per year 10 hks H.
other Nords; ihey gave MIN the PEN
tenusD ana Whatever eAe u "a
within tne wails, Allowing mn
: re privilege oil WORKING al the con
! victl. or IS many s ne desired npol
plaata'ions, or upon ms own, u he .
y pieiened, ana esvs MN theif entlr
! LABOR, wlth sls'VO 10 tccept ". Ate
tnis policy h.d oeen pufeued Tor som
y ycare, Col !; h,miion aud ID
Q Hebfoa agreed 70 lesss tue penueu
|, uaiy a. emali sum. lhsy ala 90
: and under Their contract the cor
victs were suole,sed 10 plsn'ero o
= eublesssd upon the hissisaippi rive
i and to some lew planters In North
i east MiseisslppL rms policy was con
9 tinued until was Indicted into OH :
< In 1883, with a lsAse extending 10 1881
!, Then, In my inaugural addree',
. stated inst i was opposed 70 the lea
! ius system; My yies was that th